Britain has opened talks with the Taliban over the "safe passage" of its remaining nationals and allies out of Afghanistan after the hardline Islamist group's quickfire takeover of the country last month. The British government confirmed to AFP it has dispatched senior civil servant Simon Gass to meet with Taliban representatives in Doha. Much of [...]
Seychellois women entrepreneurs gained additional support for trade activity in the African region with the opening of an office of the COMESA Federation of Women in Business. The Seychelles' chapter of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Federation of Women in Business was officially launched in a ceremony on Tuesday at Eden Bleu by President [...]
A decrease in the number of jobseekers, registered vacancies and terminations through redundancies were seen in the second quarter of 2021 compared to the first, employment statistics show. Between January and March, a total of 1,134 job seekers registered with the employment department, while 595 registrations between April and June, a 48 percent reduction. Out [...]
From endangered freshwater dolphins drowned by discarded fishing nets to elephants scavenging through rubbish, migratory species are among the most vulnerable to plastic pollution, a UN report on the Asia-Pacific region said Tuesday, calling for greater action to cut waste. Plastic particles have infiltrated even the most remote and seemingly-pristine regions of the planet, with [...]
A German national is being remembered in Seychelles as an ardent supporter and promoter of the development of the Creole language. Annegret Bollée passed away last weekend in her native country at age 84. The professor – a linguist – is described as a pioneer in the research of the Seychellois Creole. Anna, as she [...]
Sri Lanka on Tuesday declared a state of emergency over food shortages as private banks ran out of foreign exchange to finance imports. With the country suffering a hard-hitting economic crisis, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said he ordered emergency regulations to counter the hoarding of sugar, rice and other essential foods. Rajapaksa has named a top [...]
The Fair Trading Commission (FTC) of Seychelles is urging consumers to know their rights so as ensure that they do not fall victim to unfair and illegal practices. The chief executive of the Commission, Francis Lebon, made the statement after he presented the annual report for 2020 to Minister of Finance Naadir Hassan on Monday. [...]
The World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday it feared another 236,000 Covid-19 deaths in Europe by December 1, expressing concern about stagnating vaccination rates and low uptake in poorer countries. "Last week, there was an 11 percent increase in the number of deaths in the region –- one reliable projection is expecting 236,000 deaths in [...]
The Financial Crime Investigation Unit of the Seychelles Police says it has received documents asking for an investigation in multiple transactions involving the transfer of 230,000 Bitcoins. The transaction also included cash and property worth over $10 billion in what's become known as the OneCoin pyramid scheme. According to The BitCoin News, "The request for an investigation [...]
"Life-threatening" Hurricane Ida battered the southern US state of Louisiana and plunged New Orleans into darkness Sunday, 16 years to the day after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city. Ida slammed into the Louisiana coast as a Category 4 storm and was downgraded to a Category 3 by evening -- the same strength Katrina was when [...]
